Trial reportCurrent Alzheimer research2014
Does an interdisciplinary network improve dementia care? Results from the IDemUck-study.
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- The effect of psychosocial and healthcare interventions on reducing hospitalization in people with dementia: an umbrella review.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of different post-diagnostic dementia care models delivered by primary care: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Pooled it
- Developing the New Interventions for independence in Dementia Study (NIDUS) theoretical model for supporting people to live well with dementia at home for longer: a systematic review of theoretical models and Randomised Controlled Trial evidence.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2020Pooled it
- Can non-pharmacological interventions reduce hospital admissions in people with dementia? A systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- [People with dementia in primary care : Prevalence, incidence, risk factors and interventions].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2017Pooled it
- Identifying Unmet Needs of Informal Dementia Caregivers in Clinical Practice: User-Centered Development of a Digital Assessment Tool.JMIR aging · 2025Trial
- Identifying and Addressing Unmet Needs in Dementia: The Role of Care Access and Psychosocial Support.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of People Living with Dementia and Their Associations with Unmet Healthcare Needs: Insights from the Baseline Assessment of the InDePendent Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Trial
- Regional disparities of antidementia drug treatment in Germany: what can we learn for the new generation of Alzheimer's therapies.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Article
- Speech-language therapy and occupational therapy for patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a retrospective cohort study using German health claims data.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Dementia in Germany: epidemiology, trends and challenges.Journal of health monitoring · 2023Article
- [Regional Health Care Networks in Germany: Characteristics and Financing Illustrated with Dementia Care Networks].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2023Article
- Age-friendly interventions in rural and remote areas: A scoping review.Australasian journal on ageing · 2022Article
- The 5-Cog paradigm to improve detection of cognitive impairment and dementia: clinical trial protocol.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2022Article
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- Quality of life in persons with dementia using regional dementia care network services in Germany: a one-year follow-up study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2018Observational
- [Users of regional dementia care networks in Germany : First results of the evaluation study DemNet-D].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2017Article
- Successful collaboration in dementia care from the perspectives of healthcare professionals and informal carers in Germany: results from a focus group study.BMC health services research · 2015Article
- Antidementia drug treatment in dementia networks in Germany: use rates and factors associated with treatment use.BMC health services research · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost persons with dementia live at home and are treated in the primary care. However, the ambulatory health care system in Germany contains a lot of "interface problems" and is not optimized for the future challenges. Innovative concepts like regional networks in dementia care exist on a project level and need to be tested for efficacy to encourage implementation. The goal of the study is the scientific evaluation of an already existing regional dementia network.
methodsProspective randomized controlled trial of 235 community-living elderly with dementia and their family caregivers of network treatment (n=117) compared to usual care (n=118) in a predominantly rural region. The allocation to intervention or control group was based on network membership of their General Practitioner. Intervention patients received diagnostic evaluation and subsequent treatment according to network guidelines. Main outcome measures were the early contact with a neurologic or psychiatric specialist and dementia-specific medication as well as quality of life of the patients, and as secondary outcomes caregiver burden and caregiver health-related quality of life.
resultsNetwork patients were more likely to receive antidementive drugs (50.5 % vs. 35.8 %; p=0.035) and had more often contact to a neurologist (18.6 % vs. 2.8 %; p<0.001). No group differences were found on patient's quality of life nor overall effects or treatment by time effects. Intervention caregivers reported no significant improvements in health related quality of life measured by SF-36 and EQ-5D.
conclusionThe management of dementia patients in an interdisciplinary regional network solelyprovides measurable advantages with respect to the provision of dementia-specific medication and utilization of medical treatment i.e. referral rates to specialists. Further evaluation research is needed to identify relevant mechanismsof collaborative processes with respect to their impact on patient and caregiver related outcomes.
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